Drinking More Coffee May Lower Liver Cancer Risk

(HealthDay News) — Increased coffee consumption may reduce hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk across ethnicities, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, held from April 5 to 9 in San Diego.

The researchers found that 498 participants developed HCC. There was a reduced risk of HCC associated with high levels of regular coffee consumption (P < 0.0001). Individuals who consumed one to three cups of coffee per day had a 29% reduction in risk of HCC (relative risk [RR], 0.71), and those who had four or more cups of coffee per day had a 42% reduction in risk of HCC (RR, 0.58), compared to non-drinkers/low consumers (up to six cups per week) of coffee.

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